Documentarian Ken Burns is pro "democratic socialist" and Mamdani

Who's the clam at the bottom?

His new doc is ate up with woke. Yes I know slaves existed a long time ago … let’s not make it a focal point of the revolutionary war period.

Then you aren't watching. Plus, why do you fear discussing the fact that the colonists were not always angels? You do realize guys like Howe and Gage had spent a lot of time in the colonies pte revolution and were somewhat sympathetic to their complaints? Guys like Sam Adams had flaws just like Parliament did.

It is true that during the revolution the revolutionaries did harass people who wanted to stay loyal. It's also true that a lot of local loyalists took up arms and terrorized revolutionary patriots.

It's true that the people in New England were not particularly fond of colonists from the South and vice versa....and no one was particularly fond of New Yorkers. John Adams thought people in PA were crazy for adopting their overly progressive state constitution and Southerners thought it incredibly dangerous to give non landowners the right to vote.....even though they were relying on rank and file types to do the fighting.

Just remember, guys like Adams and Jefferson did not even point a gun during the Revolution. Whereas guys like Washington, Hamilton and James Monroe did.

It's true that Washington had reservations about free black men from New England being part of the regular army. It's also true that Washington was not a military genius. He was more like Ike.....which ain't all that bad.

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why do you fear discussing the fact that the colonists were not always angels?

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Probably 70% of Americans are incapable ot understanding nuance and seeing the big picture. Making slavery or anything else the main story besides the founding of the greatest country in world history incorrectly skews the viewers perception of reality. Which is why we have a whole generation of skyscreamers who think Trump is a king.

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Does this guy forget his Civil War Documentary showed the Confederates in a sympathetic light?

It was a pretty neutral documentary and that right there will get you put in the camps for showing history as history.

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He's basically disavowed it at this point and blamed any and all of its fair treatment of the Confederacy on Shelby Foote.

For about 1/3 of the colonists siding with the revolutionaries was a huge risk in their estimation. New Yorkers for example made a lot of money with Great Britain. Plus a lot of people thought of themselves as British. Some 50,000 colonists seved in the British army during the revolution in some way or another.

If they lost, they were worried about property confiscation and risked having to relocate either back to Britain or Canada. There were risks in joining either side. British really screwed themselves early on with the occupation of Boston. If they don't unload thousands of troops in Boston, history is waaaaay different because many in the colonies saw guys like Sam Adams and his bunch as radicals and kind of dangerous

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Documentarian Ken Burns is pro "democratic socialist" and Mamdani

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Not the least bit surprising to anybody who's even marginally familiar with his work. He has always prioritized the "woke" angle in his so-called documentaries, including MLB and everything else. And, a lot of his work was done before anybody was even talking about a woke mindset.

These people will say or do anything to make sure they're an integral part of "the club."

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they're an integral part of "the club."

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Once you get a taste, you'll do anything to continue to be included.

See MTG

shite is like the Ring in LoTR.

Correction: “commie” Mamdani